Most compact 180-200w power supply available that works with clevo

I really need to find a better power supply solution. Slim/compact/small.

Only needs to power a gtx 970, 32gb ram, 1 tb ssd, and core i7 47xx or 48xx

Ive seen some really compact power supplies with asus and razer... why cant clevo have something similar.. id be perfectly happy to buy the Asus or razer 180w if the connector will either fit or be modified to fit clevo

 

There are also HP's slim 200W and 230W, as well as DELL's 240W, all of them have to be modded though.

 

You just need something that plugs into the connector before it plugs into the Clevo.. Don't think any other "mods" need to be done per say..

 

These are just as big and heavy as the one OP currently has

 

It's not like I know what his current one is, I assumed it's something among the line of my 230/330W (both are same size - literary bricks). Anyway, the HP slim 200W (693708-001) is pretty much the same size as the ASUS one (N180W-02), within a few millimeters - 170*80*35mm (165*76*30.5mm for the ASUS).

 

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Size is about 200 x 95 x 25mm, 240W 19.5V

 

This is indeed the standard upgrade everyone seems to use... It should work for sure unlike the other PSUs...

 

OP has a P65xSx or P157SM-A based on his specs. Both come with the same 180W brick which is 169 x 85 x 36 mm 844g.

The HP 200W is 170 x 80 x 35 mm 905g.

The Dell 240W is 200 x 95 x 25 mm 815 g.

 

So, to sum-up - there's really nothing he can go to. There are no slimmer options than the one he already has. Well, there are, but the wattage goes down as well, and that's not something you would want - either power throttling or really pushing the poor thing. I remember when I had X9100 and HD4670 and was still using the stock 90W adapter, the poor thing could've make a hole in the floor, it was burning hot

 

Exactly, there's nothing more compact unless OP is willing to sacrifice wattage. There is the Razer Blade 150W adapter which is extremely sleek and works for OP's laptop out-of-the-box but is very expensive ($130) just like their laptops.

 

Yeah, there are some 150W bricks that are, well, less brick-like. Those could work for traveling if you don't intend to be doing GPU-intensive tasks while on the go. A 970M and i7-47x0HQ setup should only exceed 150W under heavy load - aka gaming, CAD, etc.

If you just intend to watch movies, browse the web, etc. while away from home, it might make sense to look for a 150W adaptor. Just make sure to use the 180W adaptor when you want to play games or do other tasks that will put load on both the CPU and GPU.

 

Are they insane? Why asking, of course they are.

 

Heck, that Razer has an even higher density than the König (and Aorus):

Spoiler: adapter list

Data not complete for all adapters and there are a few 'doubles'. Feel free to correct, add or delete.

 

I'd like to see the inside of that Razer power supply, and wonder if its life is limited due to its size. I'd like to see how hot it gets too.

 

wow if the razer blade 150w power supply really does work out of the box for the clevo 650se this is great news. $130 is expensive but in my mind worth it for the portability... of course the "new razer blade" is an interesting laptop as well, just not sure about the glossy screen and how that might impact my ability to work on the computer outdoors

 

Curious too. Don't have the Razer, but did take apart the König, would guess it'll be similar (excuse the poor focus ):

Spoiler: König Slimline 120W - 01; rotary tooling

Spoiler: König Slimline 120W - 02; case separated

Spoiler: König Slimline 120W - 03; grounding foil removed

Spoiler: König Slimline 120W - 04; bottom view

Spoiler: König Slimline 120W - 05; top view

That white goo is normal, it's there to dampen vibrations from the coils/capacitors. You'll find this in some battery casings as well. Oh, and there was a valid reason for this; tracking down annoying noise under heavy load, so ran it dismantled; red capacitor in the centre was the culprit.

Anyway, this thing does get hot and, since heat is a capacitor's enemy, lifespan will be affected by such close packing of the components. There is hardly any room left in this model and the Razer will be even a bit worse. Consequence would be gradual diminished maximum performance, this should be measurable with a power meter.

Drilling a few holes would help ... without a fan there's only passive cooling possible, so holes on the sides and at both top and bottom (to avoid positioning 'error'). That way there'll be some convection, at least. Shielding/ground would have have to be swiss-cheesed. Not much effort, really, nor terribly difficult. Of course, running AC/DC exposed does entail a few risks ... don't care about that, but would get dusty inside.

Another idea:

Spoiler: König Slimline 120W - 06; SATA 12.5mm

Spoiler: König Slimline 120W - 07; SATA 12.5mm

Can't spare the drive bay, unfortunately, and 12.5mm would be a rather close call. But there are several Clevos with 2x SATA stacked, would only need to sacrifice one slot, reposition the AC connector and never again need to drag along the brick; embedded adapter ! AC 110V/230V straight from the socket into the laptop . That sounds worse than it actually is; all desktops, monitors, most printers and household appliances do this. It's just that they can spare the room.